Chaminade High School - Crimson and Gold Yearbook (Mineola, NY)

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acknowledging with respect our local hierarchy

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Ten Because Chaminade High School is part of the Catholic School System in the Diocese of Brooklyn, it works in har- mony with the scholastic program of the diocese. The spirit of Chaminade is the spirit of the local controlling body. Here again, the leadership of the Most Reverend Bishop Thomas E. Molloy, S.T.D., in the Diocese of Brooklyn has al- ways impressed us. He has championed the spread of truth by building diocesan high schools and by encouraging the erec- tion of private schools. Through his encouragement, Chamin- ade High School opened its activities in Nassau County. Throughout the early stages of its growth, Chaminade has enjoyed the kindly interest of the Bishop of Brooklyn. At the dedication ceremonies, the Most Reverend Bishop partici- pated in person and manifested warm enthusiasm for the new high school in Mineola. Since that day, we have felt that the school we were at- tending had the blessing and approval of the local shepherd of our souls. We followed with interest the many opportuni- ties that were offered for our spiritual improvement because we realized that the religious program had been approved by the hierarchy which controlled the Catholic School System of Brooklyn. Through the pages of the Brooklyn TABLET, we were able to keep informed of the various activities that were go- ing on in other schools. We watched with interest the an- nouncement made by the school board or by the TABLET. Indeed ,we formed the habit of reading the TABLET regular- ly and thus became more alert students of the diocese. We also noted the numerous occasions on which the Most Rev- erend Bishop and his Auxiliary Bishop, the Most'Reverend Raymond A. Kearney, S.T.D., J.C.D., participated in some religious or public demonstration. At all times, they impresed us with their remarkable leadership. As we recall the many impressions of the last four years, we are happy to list the memory of our two spiritual shep- herds. Our lives have been directed under their paternal guidance. May our loyalty and prayer be their recompense. Crimson and Gold

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Twelve Under the Crimson and Gold colors, our life at Chamin- ade has been divided into three phases: the intellectual, the athletic, and the social phase. All three have been consist- ently dominated by religion, as subsequent analyses of our life will show. First, then, comes the intellectual phase. Under this division are included the factors that aided our mental devel- opment. Hence, the school accommodations proper, the fac- ulty, and the students lboth graduates and underclassmenl. At Chaminade, we followed a curriculum that prepared us for college. There were no frills among the subjects. The choices were from among the following: languages, mathema- tics, history, science, or social studies. Religion and English were compulsory for everyone. Other subjects were selected with the approval of the Principal. Each student carried six subjects per day and was expected to do homework in four of them daily. Such an arrangement shows the seriousness with which the intellectual phase was treated. Obviously, our parents were particularly interested in the progress we made or did not make with books. They found the Parent-Teachers' meeting held each month at the school very helpful and enlightening. We recall the effect these assemblies between faculty and parents had on us, and we begin to see now their necessity. Whatever we studied inthe classroom, we analyzed from the viewpoint of the true, the good, and the beautiful. We gleaned many lessons from the pages of history, from the writings of great authors, and from the ideals of great men. Our Catholic viewpoint was constantly asserting itself in our quest of knowledge and learning. We looked for the purposes affecting the existence of man, animal, and thing. It is cer- tain that we have learned a sense of values, that we recognize rights and duties, and that we respect the relationship bind- ing us to God and to our fellowman. ln the following pages, we shall see how the school, the faculty and fellow classmates have aided us in this intellec- tual development. Crimson and Gold